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Celebrating the Wins for World Mental Health Day 2024

It’s not hard to see the real challenges teens face with mental health today. Looking ...

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Vibing Meaning, Examples & More

What does vibing mean? Chilling out, having a good time, or identifying with a certain ...

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Is iMessage Safe? An iMessage App Review for Parents

This Apple messaging platform does more than send texts and media. Here’s the low-down!

Surgeon General Calls for Social Media Warning Labels

Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general and our nation’s top doctor, recently published an op-ed ...

How to Set Up Parental Controls on a Bark Phone

The Bark Phone comes with Bark’s award-winning parental controls built right in, giving families the ...

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What Is ASMR and Why Are Kids Obsessed With It?

ASMR may be the most popular phenomena you’ve never heard of — we’re serious! It has ...

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🤤 Meaning, Examples & More 

What does 🤤 mean? 🤤 indicates desiring someone sexually.  The drool emoji is often used ...

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Is OmeTV Safe? An OmeTV App Review for Parents

OmeTV is the dangerous successor to Omegle, the random video chat app.

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How to Set Up Windows 11 Parental Controls

**This tech guide was updated on July 31, 2024.** Windows 11 is the latest operating ...

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5 School Year Tips for Parents in 2024: How to Help Your Child Thrive

Whether your children have just started back in the classroom, are nearing the end of ...

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Trash Meaning, Examples & More

What does trash mean? Said when something is terrible or unacceptable. Example: “The movie I ...

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Is Clash of Clans Safe? A Clash of Clans App Review for Parents

Clash of Clans is a popular action game where players build their village, train troops, and battle against other clans.

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How To Set Up Ventura Parental Controls

Ventura was released in Fall 2022 and brought an interface called Stage Manager that helps ...

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What Cyberbullying Looks Like in 2024

Cyberbullying is so common now that we might as well call it “bullying.” More and ...

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Smash Meaning, Examples & More 

What does smash mean? Used to refer to casual sex, or the desire to have ...

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Is BitLife Safe? A BitLife App Review for Parents

BitLife is a popular “life simulator” game where players are assigned a character to control from birth to death.

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How To Set Up Xbox One X Parental Controls

Xbox One X is a third-generation console from Microsoft. With it, you can play video ...

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How to Deal With FOMO in Kids

FOMO — or fear of missing out — starts early in kids, as you might remember. It’s ...

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🌶️ Meaning, Examples & More 

What does 🌶️ mean? 🌶️ indicates “spiciness,” i.e., inappropriate or risqué content. Emojis like this ...

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Is Brawl Stars Safe? A Brawl Stars App Review for Parents

Brawl Stars is a popular game where players battle in arenas to reach new levels and unlock characters.

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How To Set Up Monterey Parental Controls

Monterey was released in October 2021 and brought a new design, additional features, and more ...

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5 Ways to Celebrate National Family Day

Calling all kids, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and pets! National Family Day, designated for the ...

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Pookie Meaning, Examples & More

What does pookie mean? A term of endearment or nickname that you call your best ...

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Is Squad Busters Safe? A Squad Busters App Review for Parents

Squad Busters is a popular game where players compete in arena-style fighting and enter new worlds.

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How To Set Up Xbox One S Parental Controls

Xbox One S is a third-generation console from Microsoft. With it, you can play video ...

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Ask Titania: Are the New Instagram Parental Controls Any Good?

Dear Titania, This week, I read about Instagram’s new parental controls. I wanted to know ...

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🧠 Meaning, Examples & More

What does 🧠 mean? 🧠 refers to “oral sex.”  It's commonly used in sexting alongside ...

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Is Monopoly Go! Safe? A Monopoly Go! App Review for Parents

Monopoly Go! is the popular digital version of the classic board game but with more ways to play.

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How To Set Up Nintendo Switch Lite Parental Controls

Since its debut with the NES in 1985, Nintendo has provided quality content and captivating ...

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A Parent’s Guide to Childhood 2.0 

At Bark, we consider one of our most important jobs to be educating parents and ...

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“OK, Boomer” Meaning, Examples & More

What does “OK, Boomer” mean? Used when calling out an idea that is outdated or ...

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Is Amazon Music Safe? An Amazon Music Review for Parents

Amazon music is a popular music streaming platform where listeners can make playlists and shuffle popular songs ad-free.

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How to Block YouTube on Chromebook Devices

**This tech guide was updated April 23, 2024.** Chromebooks are solid choices for a kid’s ...

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An iOS 18 Update Guide for Families

iOS 18 launches today, and Apple has once again shown the world that their devices ...

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Ohio Meaning, Examples & More

What does Ohio mean? Used to describe someone or something that’s weird, bad, or cringe. ...

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Is Goodreads Safe? A Goodreads App Review for Parents

Goodreads is a popular reading app where users can review books, set reading goals, and chat with other readers.

How to Set Up Meta Quest Parental Controls

**Please note: This tech guide was updated on September 12, 2024.** If your child is ...

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What Parents Need to Know About the 2024 Dirty Dozen List

Every year, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation releases its Dirty Dozen list, which calls ...

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🌮 Meaning, Examples & More

What does 🌮 mean? 🌮 means “vagina.” This emoji is often used when sexting.  It ...

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Is noplace Safe? A noplace Review for Parents

noplace is like Gen Z's version of MySpace — here's what parents need to know.

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How To Set Up Android 11 Parental Controls

Android is the mobile operating system from Google, and it powers smartphones and tablets. To ...

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World Suicide Prevention Day 2024: Changing the Narrative on Suicide

September 10 is dedicated as World Suicide Prevention Day, an important day dedicated to suicide ...

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Mewing Meaning, Examples & More

What does mewing mean? The act of making your jawline more defined by putting your ...

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Is PicsArt Safe? A PicsArt App Review for Parents

PicsArt is a popular photo and video editing app with plenty of ways to create, like drawing or making collages.

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How to Set Up Android 12 Parental Controls

Android is the mobile operating system from Google, and it powers smartphones and tablets. To ...

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Should You Read Your Child’s Texts? The Pros and Cons

For many parents today, one of the most divisive questions in digital parenting is whether ...

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Snack Meaning, Examples & More

What does snack mean? Describes an attractive person. Someone may also say “snacc” or “meal” ...

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Is Catch ~ 10s to Reply Safe? A Catch App Review for Parents

Catch ~ 10s to Reply is a popular social media app that lets users share photos with each other.

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